CHAPTER VI

TRAVELLING BY COACH, FERRY, AND RAILWAY: Many coaches 43 passing Sedbury Park gates—Dangers of travelling—View of the Severn valley—The Old Ferry passage of the Severn—Swamping of a sailing boat in 1838—A strange custom when rabies was feared—Window-shutter-like ferry telegraph—The ferry piers—The first railways—Curious early train experiences.

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